#musicbrainz

heyy everyone. i was using musicbrainz to scrape data for a research project and I think I've been blocked. sorry! i was limiting myself to 40 threads -- thought that'd be fine. anyway i can chat with someone about getting unblocked?

wilbur talk to zas about that

reosarevok_: you wanna talk to Bumblehorse (if hey show up again) about adding performers to recordings in classical releases

(shee chatlogs)

+1 -h

+t -h

ZaphodBeeblebrox: I already sent them a MB message :)

yay

yvanzo, Lotheric, zas, etc: https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-1571 - we have "chanson" as a genre, but I'm afraid whether that has too many false positives and it should actually be chanson française like asked there...

STYLE-1571: Chanson française

is it just a regular album?

reosarevok: chanson is just the usual translation of song

I know that, but do French people actually say "chanson française" when naming the genre?

(in Spain it's just "chanson", unsurprisingly :) )

yes

chanson française is considered as a genre as it applies to some French singers only

So we should rename the existing "chanson" genre :)

well, as you know, tags are ambiguous as they have different meanings for different people

chanson is not limited to chanson française, in France at least.

Sure, that's my point, seems "chanson" is not a safe way to say what it wants to say :)

Will edit

is this a "remix" release? https://musicbrainz.org/release/ba620b5e-b13e-4... It's basically different versions of previously published songs, but it's not just a remix but recordings with slightly altered parts (e.g. one of them has different lyrics)

and: is this a "single" or an EP? Was released on a 7'', but the format alone doesn't make it a single

https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79076116 am I missing something or is this more SensCritique obnoxiousness?

I sure wish people would stay in here after asking questions.

pbnoxious: I think all I can say is 🤷‍♂️

For both questions... I'd probably not use remix since I'd not be confident enough

But not sure at all re single or EP. What do they call it? Unless they call it an EP I'd probably do single

reosarevok, not an expert on the genre but there's https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson_québécoise

reosarevok: okay, then I don't put it as "remix", I'm not sure what that token should mean (i.e. the difference between a "remix" of the recording and a "remix" of a song as in electronic music)

and with respect to single / EP: think they just call it 7'', in that genre it's pretty common to have many small vinyl releases and calling something a "single" is rare

Hi, I happen to have here Direct Source Special Products item FI 11402, "Relaxation Box" 5 CD set. I figure it should be a release group, but I'm not clear on how to enter all the CDs without completely re-entering the individual releases. I do not have all the CDs in the box handy, but it conveniently lists them all.

ke4roh: hi! Do I understand the releases are already in MusicBrainz separately?

@reosarevok: 2 of the 5 are already entered. If/when I find the others, I can enter them individually, then group them, or I could make them based on the partial information I have on the box.

ke4roh: if they exist individually as well then sure. If not then we should just have a 5 CD release

@reosarevok: Yes, they are individual albums with their own bar codes.

What kind of entry is the box then?

A sixth release, 5 CD albumcompilation

*album + compilation

You don't need to reenter the tracklists though, there's an Add medium -> existing tracklist option

There's something I'd want to ask clarification on. There's a Japanese record label called MEGAREX, and they release albums that are compilations of songs made by its members. Currently some of these albums have "Various Artists" marked as the artist in MusicBrainz, but others have "MEGAREX" as artist. Which one would be better to use?

For example here Various Artists is being used: https://musicbrainz.org/series/bdaf27b6-40c3-4f...

But here MEGAREX is used: https://musicbrainz.org/series/a07fa772-8553-43...

reosarevok: the two covers, https://beta.musicbrainz.org/release/e3a258a4-3... are different (one is removed for "not showing up", and the other they are adding. ) it's clear (to me) only one of these are the correct cover for this. but i don't know the right one

hmmm https://beta.musicbrainz.org/edit/78778256